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		kazinator 12 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Voters were right about the economy Story says that the data gathering is good, but interpretations are flawed and have been consistently so for decades.

taylodl 12 months ago [–]

Goes back to the Reagan era. They needed to hide the data in order to hide the fact their policies were decimating America's manufacturing base. That's when America transitioned to a so-called "service economy." We've been getting poorer ever since.

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